A postal worker from Fareham in Hampshire has been awarded £3,600 in compensation after he suffered a fractured ankle when he fell over a metal manhole cover while on his rounds. The accident happened on a private driveway when it was raining. Patrick Bitton has said that the boots which were supplied to him were not suitable and he describes them as being the worst piece of safety equipment he had ever seen. In fact the legal office which handled Mr Bitton's case have said that they have received more than 100 calls from postal workers who were complaining about the boots since they were introduced in 2007. Mr Bitton complained that the boots made it seem as though he was walking on oil and many other workers felt the same. He says that Royal Mail have a responsibility to provide slip resistant footwear. It has also emerged that the Royal Mail has had the footwear assessed and they are deemed dangerous in wet weather. A spokesman from the company has commented that the boots have been updated.

A woman who lost her baby due to doctor error has received compensation of £62,000 from the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust. Suzanne Doherty had been admitted to hospital to have a hysterectomy, however during the operation it was discovered she was pregnant, although it was too late to save the foetus which was 14 weeks old. When she woke from her operation she was told that she had to have an abortion during the operation as staff had failed to pick up that she was pregnant. For Mrs Doherty it was a double blow because as the mother of three daughters, she had lost a much hoped for baby boy. Since this happened Mrs Doherty had suffered with depression and had to leave her job. Mrs Doherty pointed out that her pregnancy should never have been missed and that the way she was told was distressing. The Trust involved have sent a personal apology letter to the Dohertys and they admit errors were to blame.

It has emerged that the former editor of The Sun and The News of the World, Rebekah Brooks was paid more than £10 million in compensation when she resigned from News International. Ms Brooks was forced to leave her post after news of the phone hacking scandal emerged and she was implicated along with her husband in attempting to cover up evidence. It is thought that if she is convicted she will need to repay millions. The payment emerged when the affairs of NI Group were released along with their accounts. It seems that Ms Brooks was offered "compensation for loss of office" which was designed to replace her salary and pension entitlements as well as covering her for her loss of a central London office and the cost of implying staff for two years. However a large portion of this will need to be repaid if she is found guilty of any criminal offences relating to her position at the paper. The NI Group reported a loss of more than £189m after tax.

A Libyan who was accused of crimes against the Libyan government has been awarded £2.2m in compensation after it was claimed he forcibly returned to Libya from Hong Kong with the help of British agents. Sami al-Saadi has said that he has accepted the compensation because of the suffering of his family who were also taken back to Libya. Others in his position have vowed to carry on their legal challenge. The former foreign secretary Jack Straw who was in charge at the time has stated that he was scrupulous when it came to ensuring that things were done legally at the time and the government has not accepted any liability despite agreeing to pay the compensation. It has been claimed that British and US Intelligence colluded to return Mr al-Saadi and papers have been found which appear to say that it was the least which could be done for the Libyan regime. Mr al-Saadi was held and tortured upon his return. He describes this as kidnap of him and his family which includes four children.